Wire-fence-stretching lever



No. 770,565. I PATENTED SEPT. 20, 1904 L. S. DOAN. WIRE FENCE STRETCHINGLEVER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

fl iilwsses V Ira/galor- Patented September 20, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUKE s. DOAN, or BUFFALO, MISSOURI.

WlRE-FENCE-STRETCHING LEVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 770,565, datedSeptember 20,1904.

Application filed March 11, 1904.

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUKE S. DoAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, county of Dallas, and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Fence-StretchingLevers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to levers for stretching fence-wire, and moreespecially to that class of stretchers which employ means other than thefulcrum-point for grasping the Wire and stretching it; and the object ofthe invention is the provision of means whereby the operation ofstretching wire is rendered less complicated and the desired result ismore quickly obtained.

The invention consists in a lever having a member positioned on itsupper surface which is adapted to operate in conjunction with two chainsand a clamping member to stretch the wire to tautness on a post to whichit is to be stapled, and thereby held in position.

The invention further consists in the novel features and arrangement ofparts which will be more fully hereinafter described, and

pointed out in the appended claims.

The specification is to be considered in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective Viewof the device in operation. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectiontherethrough, a portion of the handle being broken away; and Fig. 3, anenlarged perspective view.

Referring more specially to the drawings,

' I have shown the-device in connection with the ordinarythree-wire-strand fence, in which 1 represents a post, and 2 representsstrands of wire which are to be stapled to the post 1.

3 represents a clamp which is secured to the wire and provided with alink 4 at its opposite end to which are secured through Serial No.197,631. (No model.)

tioned with respect to the sides of the plate 10 is an aperture 12,formed in keyhole shape, a narrow portion 13 extending forward to theoperative end of the handle and communicating with the aperture 12, andextending from the upper face of the handle to the bottom thereof is anaperture 14L, through which the chain 7 is adapted to pass. Intersectingthis aperture 1 1 and communicating therewith is a diagonally formedaperture 15, adapted to register with the narrow keyhole 13 of theopening 12. The forward end of the plate is bent upward at-an obtuseangle to the normal plane of the plate and is bifurcated at 16 to permitaccess of the chain 8, which is grasped by the ears or arms 17 formed bythe bifurcated portion 16.

In operation the clamp 3 is secured to the wire in the manner shownbetween the post to which the wire is to be stapled and the nextsucceeding post. The chain 8 is now passed around the next succeedingpost and the chain 7 is inserted through the aperture 12, and the ears17 of the bent-up portion are forced into engagement with the chain 8and the lever is operated toward the rearward post first spoken of asthe next succeeding post. The flat portions of the chain Sare generallyinserted in the bifurcated portion 16, and the arms 17 engage the link 6at right angles to the one held in the bifurcated portion. The chain 7is engaged in a similar manner in the narrow portion 13 of the aperture12and is allowed to assume this position by the aperture 15. The clamp(shown at 3 in the drawings) will form the subject-matter of a separateapplication, which will be hereafter applied for.

What I claim as new, and desire'to secure by Letters Patent, is a 1. Alever having a member rigidly secured thereto and provided with anaperture in its body, said member provided with an integral partprojecting beyond the lever and forming a fulcrum.

2. A lever having a member secured thereto provided with an aperturehaving a constricted neck, and a fulcruming part on said member for thelever.

3. A lever provided with an aperture in its 5. A lever provided with anaperture in'its- 7 body, a plate secured to said body provided with anaperture, said plate-aperture provided with a constricted neck, saidplate also having a bifurcated fulcrum part.

6. A lever provided with an aperture in its body,-v and an apertureintersecting said first aperture diagonally, a plate secured to saidbody provided with an aperture registering with said before-mentionedapertures and having a constricted neck, and a bifurcated fulcrum partwhich is bent upward from the normal plane of the plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in'presence of twowitnesses.

LUKE S. DOAN Witnesses:

W. S. OBANNoN, ARTHUR OBANNoN.

